New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-08
NEW-ENGLAND AND THE COAL BEDS.
A NEW ROAD WITH MANY CONNECTIONS.

PLANS or TIVE HARTFORD CONNECTICUT AND
wEsTERN--J. W. Hustled TO BIZ PRESIDENT
There il O strong probability that few days moro
viii ex-Speaker James w. Husted railroad piesi
dent with connections extending from THIS state INTO
Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania The
road whose head it IS expected he will become Is the
Hartford, Connecticut and Western. This road ac-
cording to it's projectors, will torn connecting INKS
with the Eew-York Central tho Boston and Albany,
the Harlem the Penney lvania Jersey Central Lehigh
Valley and all other railroads to be reached by the
27O miles of constructed or laid out road. j. 4.
Stanton, OF No. Nassau-st, who IL interested IN the
project and who is thoroughly posted in the matter
said yesterday:
d" The Hartford, Connecticut and Western Railroad
Company has its charter and has laid part OF its
road. 1t will build from Springfield to Tarfyille
distance of seventeen miles then from SllVernaiis
bridge near Mt Ross, to Poughkeepsie, distance OF
twenty-fcur miles then from the west side OF the
river continuing from the bridge it will extend to the
State lins That part the route has been surveyed
the engineers are at work on it maDs have been fled
and all the preliminary steps taken. From the State
line, the rad will connect with the Pennsylvania
road at Slatington. and with the New England With
the Philadelphia and Reading. with the Lehiah Valley
aud the Central OF New-Jersey. At Portland, Penn,
connect with the Delaware and Lackawanna On
the east side of the Delaware River. at Columbia,
n. j.. connect with the New ork Srsquehanna
aud Western Railroad and at Montgomery with the
Now-York and Erie. Az Springfield. Conn.,, cOnnec-
ton Is made with the Boston aud Albany, the Con
nectcut River aud the Massachusetts, Central Rail,
roads, Inc last ROAD II eascu Dy tne DOstoh anu
Lowell road, which is leased to the Boston aud
Maine, which will extend its road to Springfield thus
giving three outlets at that point. From the
Poughteepsie bridge east. by building ten miles OF
road. we connect with the New-England road Our
charter has been taken ont the surveys have been
made. our maps filed the Poughkeepse Bridge is
being rapidly pushed the Union Bridge Company has
received more than halt the sum whion II Is to
have Tor the construction OF the bridge and the bridge
will be completed sOon perhaps sooner than the
road will he. There will be 30 miles OF road"
And who is to be the president OF the roadf
Mr.. Husted."
Ex-Speaker Hustled has been In close conference for
several days with the promoters OF the road. Ii Is
understood that his election as president Will take
place in few days Among those interested III the
new road ace ". ". Gibbs of Philadelphia, vico-
president of the United Gas improvement Company,
Of that city and president Of the Poughkeepsie Bridge
Company Morton McMicbael cashier OF the Frat
National Bank, of Philadelphia; Arthur Brock &
Brothers. large iron mill owners of Lebanon, Penn;
Henry C. Gibson. OF Philadelphia. wealthy capital
ist Henry c. Nelson. president OF the First National
Bank of Sing Sing; Simon Cameron OF Harrisburg;
Thomas Mccarthy OF Syracuse; Robert H. Smith, OF
Cornwall; Henry Mccormick OF Harrisburg. and
many others. 1t ia asserted that the New-York
Central Railroad Company and tho Boston and
Albany interests are in harmony with the project and
that the NewEngland people run in parallel grove